Second one in I think captured the moment of doom for the front Birf at the bottom of 4.
I did get a few good ones of the rig in action.
I did get a few good ones of the rig in action.
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Second one in I think captured the moment of doom for the front Birf at the bottom of 4.
I did get a few good ones of the rig in action.
Marlin stuff isn't too bad. Use the OEM axle seals at the very least. You could also go with the long field wipers and the TG HD backing rings to hold them in. That is kind of what I was thinking when I did build a front axle for my mini or 4Runner. And if you do that, not sure that the MC kit will have very much left in it that is usable. You would have to add up the remainder to see if the $ made sense at that point.
Not to add to your options, but have you looked at using IFS spindles and Tundy calipers up front. Adds about 1.5" to each side and you get the larger brakes. Some folks are doing it to match the width of a later model IFS rear which is about 3" wider than the early front solid axles. Just a thought to ponder. You would need a spacer to even up the rear for now, but would give you a little wider track and set you up for a IFS rear if you ever wanted to go that route. Also, the IFS hub/spindle doesn't have to have the tundra brakes, will run the v6 with 60 rotors just fine, just an upgrade option to consider
I don't plan on swapping the rear axle. And the only weak link in the front right now is the 32 year old factory birfs. I already have a HP 80 diff, aussie, etc, so I don't think I really need anything more there. Also, I only wheel with it a couple times a year so it's not like I need the extra braking on the road. It's more of a, my brakes suck so here's an easy and fairly inexpensive way to upgrade to something much better while I'm in there, kinda thing.
To your point about the lifetime wipers and stuff, I may just piece it together. In reality though, I'll probably spend as much as the factory stuff doing that, in which case I would rather just use all OEM. I don't know about the lifetime seals but the factory ones lasted for 32 years and who knows how many miles.
Well, I'll be donating a set of dirty 30 birfs for Sam's truck. So, well be doing a birf jobber here really soon.
I think Sam wants his rig ready for the ACC ride in November.
Sidebar, hate we missed you this weekend. Maybe next time.
I know it may be warmer in Macon, but it is cold in November in TN, and if the unusually cool and wet streak continues it will be below freezing with 3 feet of snow on the ground. I vote make sure the full doors will fit and the heat works.
Half doors for next spring.
Besides that, none of this matters if you can't turn right.![]()